Nina West

Here's my track by track review of Girls Aloud's debut album Sound of the Underground. (I've only done the original 15 tracks & not the bonus re-release tracks). 01. Sound of the Underground - 10/10 The album kicks off with an almighty bang with the debut single that would not only perfectly set the tone for what’s to come but would put the girls firmly on the map with something cool, edgy and innovative. From its opening surf guitar hooks, pulsating beats and well-crafted hooks that builds that perfect amount of intensity that explodes during the chorus. The song is simply excellent and set a new example of what a winner’s single could be. To date no other reality show winning single has ever sound this good. 02. No Good Advice - 10/10 The 2nd single comes next and feels like a natural successor to their debut single and does more than enough to validate itself as a worthy follow-up with a brassy and more in your face attitude with its grinding electric guitar riffs, simple catchy beats that builds nicely towards that mammoth chorus. This is an awesome track that ranks amongst the girls very best. 03. Some Kind of Miracle - 8/10 The album takes a slightly slower pace with this breezy little pop number with jangly guitar riffs set against psychedelic beats and plodding basslines. The girls show some really good vocals on here as they glide between feisty and breathy with ease. Not as dynamic as the first 2 tracks but this is a nice solid little pop number and the fact that it kept getting passed over for a single release showed that it just simply wasn’t meant to be. I am of course referring to the original album version and not single mix on the re-release. 04. All I Need (All I Don’t) - 7/10 One of the more experimental sounding tracks on here with its squelchy techno sounds laden with grinding synths with some disco/funk thrown into the mix. This allows the girls to show off some cool sultry vocal harmonies. A decent track but lacks the energy of the previous songs. 05. Life Got Cold - 9/10 The album’s first ballad and got later got chosen as the girl’s 3rd single. This is a beautiful and mellow pop ballad that showed a different and more heartfelt side to the girls and made for a brilliant single choice. The Spanish styled guitars gives the production a wonderful warm and rich sound and the vocals deliveries are also top notch and really shows how diverse they can be. 06. Mars Attacks - 6/10 A fun and quirky little pop song with a catchy chorus with some interesting production moments such as the oddly structured verses and the frantic energy. But the song does feel like too much of a retread of their debut single ‘Sound of the Underground’ only nowhere near as good. 07. Stop - 6/10 Another catchy little number with some nice guitars and bass sounds that ushers in the vocals before the rock/punk beats drops. This is an okay track but doesn’t really stand out. 08. Girls Allowed - 8/10 I bet they thought they were clever with this title, but it’s a wonderfully catchy little pop song with some great vocal harmonies in the chorus and some cool bass synths. A solid album track. 09. Forever and a Night - 5/10 A slushy typical girl-group ballad which opens with acoustic guitars before the shuffling beats and bleeping synths comes in along with the big vocal harmonies during the chorus. This perhaps feels a little too generic and boring to really stand out. 10. Love/Hate - 8/10 Picking things up with a funky up-beat tempo along with some fun garage beats and quickfire vocals that’s surrounded by guitars and synth pads. The chorus is light and fun with some interesting production moments. A solid effort. 11. Boogie Down Love - 7/10 This is another fun and up-beat little number loaded with roaring guitars, chime bars and fun vocal effects. I like the chaotic energy of this track and plus its catchy as hell. 12. Don’t Want You Back - 6/10 This is yet another nice catchy track with some guitars and vocal harmonies, but this feels way too generic and faceless, as if it could have been sung by anyone. 13. White Lies - 7/10 This is a solid album closer (to the standard edition) with nice guitar riffs, simple beats and a soaring melody where the girls get to inject their personality into the chorus. 14. Love Bomb - 6/10 A fun little bop written by Betty Boo and it shows as it bears similarities to her songs. The fast paced vocals are fun, the song’s quite catchy and the production has some fun moments, but yeah this is b-side material at best. 15. Everything You Wanted - 4/10 Again another track that wasn’t needed here and can see why this was left off the re-release. The song itself is very forgettable and doesn’t really go anywhere interesting. This has demo written all over it.

I've now included a playlist on the first post & thanks for the rates so far & keep them coming.

Wow can't believe its been 30 years, I feel so old. Not surprising that this was the only successful hit from the 'Get Into You' era, coz looking at the other singles this was only one that screamed hit to me. Dunno who thought it was a good idea to release 'Show You The Way To Go' as the lead single as that was very weak & releasing 'Love's On Every Corner' during the X-Mas period, it got lost in the shuffle & may have stood a better chance if released a month sooner or hell even in the new year.

I do think that this would have been released already if 'Padam Padam' didn't become a surprise top 10 smash hit.

As the final episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 8 looms, the final three will have to bring up their A-game to see who gets a spot in the RuPaul Hall of Fame, and the hefty cash prize. The past eliminations knocked out one of the best performers this season, and with Jimbo, Kandy, and Jessica left, can they prove they have what it takes to gain that coveted spot? This week's episode is the Makeover episode MJRrI6WWi10

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10.0 Vision of Love 08.0 Love Takes Time 08.5 Someday 06.5 I Don't Wanna Cry 06.0 There's Got To Be A Way 10.0 Emotions 05.5 Can't Let Go 07.0 Make It Happen 08.0 I'll Be There (ft Trey Lorenz) 10.0 Dreamlover 11.0 Hero 10.0 Without You 08.0 Never Forget You 10.0 Anytime You Need A Friend 07.0 Endless Love (ft Luther Vandross) 10.0 All I Want For Christmas Is You 10.0 Fantasy 07.0 One Sweet Day (ft Boyz II Men) 06.0 Open Arms 11.0 Always Be My Baby 07.0 Forever 08.5 Underneath The Stars 11.0 Honey 08.0 Butterfly 08.0 The Roof (Back In Time) 09.0 Breakdown (ft Krayzie Bone & Wish Bone) 10.0 My All 03.0 Sweetheart (ft JD) 09.0 When You Believe (ft Whitney Houston) 07.0 I Still Believe 10.0 Heartbreaker (ft Jay Z) 04.5 Thank God I Found You (ft Joe & 98 Degrees) 04.0 Crybaby (ft Snoop Dogg) 07.5 Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme) 05.0 Against All Odds (ft Westlife) 03.0 Loverboy (ft Cameo) 08.0 Never Too Far 05.0 Don't Stop (Funkin' 4 Jamaica) (ft Mystikal) 10.0 Through The Rain 04.0 Boy (I Need You) (ft Cam'ron) 06.5 I Know What You Want (ft Busta Rhymes & The Flipmode Squad) 05.0 Bringin' On The Heartbreak 09.0 It's Like That 10.0 We Belong Together 07.5 Shake It Off 08.0 Get Your Number (ft Jermaine Dupri) 06.0 Don't Forget About Us 05.0 Say Somethin' (ft Snoop Dogg) 08.5 Touch My Body 04.5 Bye Bye 06.0 I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time 06.0 I Stay In Love 05.5 Obsessed 07.0 I Want To Know What Love Is 05.0 H.A.T..E.U. 04.0 Up Out My Face (ft Nicki Minaj) 05.0 Angels Cry (ft Ne-Yo) 05.0 Oh Santa 05.5 When Christmas Comes (ft John Legend) 01.5 Triumphant (Get 'Em) (ft Rick Ross & Meek Mill) 03.0 Almost Home 09.0 #Beautiful (ft Miguel) 07.0 The Art of Letting Go 07.0 You're Mine (Eternal) 10.0 You Don't Know What To Do (ft Wale) 05.0 Infinity 03.0 I Don't (ft YG) 07.0 With You 07.0 A No No 03.0 In The Mix 06.0 Save the Day (ft Lauren Hill) 05.0 Oh Santa (ft Ariana Grande & Jennifer Hudson) 07.0 Big Energy (ft Latto & DJ Khaled)

Sinead Quinn - Can't Break Down

Mariah Carey - Singles Rate Welcome to the Mariah Carey rate 2023. It has been more than 10 years since the last rate with many more songs added to her already extensive discography which has spanned for over 30 years with over 220 Million records sold worldwide with countless iconic hits, which easily makes Mimi one of the biggest selling divas of all-time. Now I thought that it would be a good time to sit back revisit some of her classic hits, I've narrowed the list down to 73 songs, I've left off a couple of non-charting singles & collaborations, but if you guys want anything included just let me know.Rank every song between 0-10 You can use 3 11's & 1 -1 (but that's optional) Half marks are allowed, but please no 10.5's or 0.5's The deadline will be July 20th, (but will extend depending on amount of votes or interest) it back, revisit & more importantly HAVE FUN!xx.x Vision of Love xx.x Love Takes Time xx.x Someday xx.x I Don't Wanna Cry xx.x There's Got To Be A Way xx.x Emotions xx.x Can't Let Go xx.x Make It Happen xx.x I'll Be There (ft Trey Lorenz) xx.x Dreamlover xx.x Hero xx.x Without You xx.x Never Forget You xx.x Anytime You Need A Friend xx.x Endless Love (ft Luther Vandross) xx.x All I Want For Christmas Is You xx.x Fantasy xx.x One Sweet Day (ft Boyz II Men) xx.x Open Arms xx.x Always Be My Baby xx.x Forever xx.x Underneath The Stars xx.x Honey xx.x Butterfly xx.x The Roof (Back In Time) xx.x Breakdown (ft Krayzie Bone & Wish Bone) xx.x My All xx.x Sweetheart (ft JD) xx.x When You Believe (ft Whitney Houston) xx.x I Still Believe xx.x Heartbreaker (ft Jay Z) xx.x Thank God I Found You (ft Joe & 98 Degrees) xx.x Crybaby (ft Snoop Dogg) xx.x Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme) xx.x Against All Odds (ft Westlife) xx.x Loverboy (ft Cameo) xx.x Never Too Far xx.x Don't Stop (Funkin' 4 Jamaica) (ft Mystikal) xx.x Through The Rain xx.x Boy (I Need You) (ft Cam'ron) xx.x I Know What You Want (ft Busta Rhymes & The Flipmode Squad) xx.x Bringin' On The Heartbreak xx.x It's Like That xx.x We Belong Together xx.x Shake It Off xx.x Get Your Number (ft Jermaine Dupri) xx.x Don't Forget About Us xx.x Say Somethin' (ft Snoop Dogg) xx.x Touch My Body xx.x Bye Bye xx.x I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time xx.x I Stay In Love xx.x Obsessed xx.x I Want To Know What Love Is xx.x H.A.T..E.U. xx.x Up Out My Face (ft Nicki Minaj) xx.x Angels Cry (ft Ne-Yo) xx.x Oh Santa xx.x When Christmas Comes (ft John Legend) xx.x Triumphant (Get 'Em) (ft Rick Ross & Meek Mill) xx.x Almost Home xx.x #Beautiful (ft Miguel) xx.x The Art of Letting Go xx.x You're Mine (Eternal) xx.x You Don't Know What To Do (ft Wale) xx.x Infinity xx.x I Don't (ft YG) xx.x With You xx.x A No No xx.x In The Mix xx.x Save the Day (ft Lauren Hill) xx.x Oh Santa (ft Ariana Grande & Jennifer Hudson) xx.x Big Energy (ft Latto & DJ Khaled)

The Feeling - Fill My Little World

Jennifer Lopez - Baby I Love You

Mary

Week 9 Ranking: 01. Jimbp - [02-01-02-01-01-05-03-02-01] 02. Jessica Wild - [07-03-01-02-06-03-02-03-02] 03. Kandy Muse - [04-05-06-04-04-02-04-05-03] 04. Alexis Michelle - [08-08-08-07-02-01-05-01-04] OUT LaLa Ri - [06-06-03-05-07-04-01-04] Kahanna Montrese - [01-10-07-09-08-07-06] Jaymes Mansfield - [05-04-05-06-03-06] Heidi N' Closet - [03-02-04-03-05] Darienne Lake - [11-09-09-08] Mrs Kasha Davis - [09-07-10] Naysha Lopez - [10-11] Monica Beverly Hillz - [12]

Week 8 Ranking: 01. Alexis Michelle - [08-08-08-07-02-01-05-01] 02. Jimbo - [02-01-02-01-01-05-03-02] 03. Jessica Wild - [07-03-01-02-06-03-02-03] 04. LaLa Ri - [06-06-03-05-07-04-01-04] 05. Kandy Muse - [04-05-06-04-04-02-04-05] OUT Kahanna Montrese - [01-10-07-09-08-07-06] Jaymes Mansfield - [05-04-05-06-03-06] Heidi N' Closet - [03-02-04-03-05] Darienne Lake - [11-09-09-08] Mrs Kasha Davis - [09-07-10] Naysha Lopez - [10-11] Monica Beverly Hillz - [12]

The remaining 5 Queens were asked to to create from scratch a new outfit “worthy of joining the ‘Drag Race Hall of Fame.'” In that spirit, the Pit Crew brought out trunks showing the names of five “All Stars” winners: Kylie Sonique Love, Trinity the Tuck, Shea Couleé, Monét X Change, and Trixie Mattel.

What tracks do you think should have been singles?. Kylie's 12th studio album Kiss Me Once was released back in 2014 & spawned just 2 singles 'Into The Blue' & 'I Was Gonna Cancel' (the latter of which tanked & further plans were scrapped). Both 'Sexy Love' & 'Beautiful' were planned as potential singles at some point with the former being in the running for the 2nd single. But what are your choices from the poll above, I even included the bonus tracks & 'Sexercise' which did have a music video but was used as a promo release only.

Daniel Bedingfield - Gotta Get Thru This

Brandy - Another Day In Paradise

Only The Horses

'Heaven Can Wait' was rumoured to be released as the 4th UK single due to it having several remixes commissioned for it, but was scrapped due to 'Disremembrance' flopping.

Week 7 Ranking: 01. LaLa Ri - [06-06-03-05-07-04-01] 02. Jessica Wild - [07-03-01-02-06-03-02] 03. Jimbo - [02-01-02-01-01-05-03] 04. Kandy Muse - [04-05-06-04-04-02-04] 05. Alexis Michelle - [08-08-08-07-02-01-05] 06. Kahanna Montrese - [01-10-07-09-08-07-06] OUT Jaymes Mansfield - [05-04-05-06-03-06] Heidi N' Closet - [03-02-04-03-05] Darienne Lake - [11-09-09-08] Mrs Kasha Davis - [09-07-10] Naysha Lopez - [10-11] Monica Beverly Hillz - [12]

This week's episode sees the remaining Queens take part in an acting/improv challenge titled 'Forensic Queens'. On the runway, the queens walked in the “Miss Fill in the Blank” category

RuPaul’s Drag Racce star Tyra Sanchez has reportedly been arrested in Florida for assault and threatening a police officer. The star, whose real name is James Ross and is also known as King Tyra, won the 2010 series of the popular drag competition, instantly giving a major boost to her profile and career. However she has got into trouble with the law since, as in 2020 she was reportedly arrested in Atlanta for vandalism, having allegedly spray-painted the building she lived in. The star was again arrested in May and charged with resisting or obstructing an officer without violence, and an assault on an officer. According to an arrest report seen by TMZ, Sanchez was in a minor car accident with another driver, and when officers arrived on the scene they allege she began shouting at them. The report goes on to say that the officer tried to calm her down, but when she wasn’t complying they tried to handcuff her, when she allegedly threatened to shoot the officer. They then say Sanchez tried to reach into her car, with the officer getting her into a bear hug and deploying a tazer – but Sanchez still escaped on foot, and was arrested a short distance away. She was arrested for assault on a law officer and resisting without violence, the report says. anchez, 35, was arrested in 2020 after police responded to a call reporting vandalism at an apartment complex, with a guard telling authorities somebody had spray-painted ‘don’t move here ever’ onto the side of the apartment building. TMZ claimed at the time Sanchez is a resident at the building and is said to ‘not have paid rent in months’. A spokesperson for Fulton County Jail confirmed her arrest to Metro.co.uk at the time, stating: ‘Mr. James William Ross was booked into the Fulton County Jail yesterday.’ The now-retired queen won season two of RuPaul’s Drag Race but has gone on to attract controversy around the show and its fandom, and was banned from DragCon’s 2018 event.